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Topic: Forty Year Prison Sentence for Causing an Abortion
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jeff house
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posted 07 June 2005 05:21 PM
quote: Nineteen-year-old Gerardo Flores of Lufkin was sentenced to life in prison Monday in a landmark test case of a state fetal protection law. An Angelina County jury deliberated just under four hours, finding him guilty on two counts of capital murder for his part in killing his unborn twins.
His girlfriend wanted the abortion, but her parents didn't. quote: Flores' girlfriend, Erica Basoria, 17, was led sobbing from the Angelina County Courthouse by her mother and older sister. While her family testified against Flores, Basoria stood by his side, maintaining she was involved in causing the at-home miscarriage.
The girl was 16 weeks pregnant. Texas law requires an expensive hospital abortion after fifteen weeks. The law also prevents the expecting woman from being charged or convicted, for any reason. Tinyurl.com is your friend! [Edited by Michelle to get rid of sidescroll.] [ 07 June 2005: Message edited by: Michelle ]
From: toronto | Registered: May 2001
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remind
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posted 07 June 2005 05:40 PM
Oh those poor poor children, their lives held hostage for political gains.And that poor boy now part of the prison system. The girl will hate her family And be conflicted because she naturally loves them too. Sick pukes in Texas
From: "watching the tide roll away" | Registered: Jun 2004
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Hailey
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posted 07 June 2005 11:00 PM
I am surprised Gir.As the only persons that I know of who is posting on this thread that takes the position that the unborn babies represent little human beings who deserved to live even I grapple with how this can be justified. I don't criticize her parents for testifying. I wouldn't have an issue with him being found guilty for his role in the abortion but the sentence is more troublesome. All crimes look at the context. You would think that his youth, the perception that they were facing a crisis, the collaboration of the mother, the milieu that had been created by their panic over the pregnancy etc would have all be considered. You would also think that that a justice system that is inclusive of such concepts as rehabilitation and the likelihood of someone re-engaging in crimes is considered it is hard to understand a 40 year sentence. I think that you can recognize that two little lives were lost that day without believing that the best response to that is to incarcerate for 40 years a 19 year old man who made a profound error in judgement. I hope he appeals and that he finds a compassionate response and a more balanced sentence. 40 years? Gosh, Homalka didn't even get half that.
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skdadl
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posted 08 June 2005 07:35 AM
quote: I agree with you completely, Kurichina. The actions these two plucky youngsters are above reproach.
mellowyellow, how can you say you agree with kurichina when you then directly contradict what she had just written in the post immediately preceding yours? kurichina did not say that the two teenagers were "above reproach." You were trying for irony, you say. Ah. Failure is such a sad thing to watch.
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jeff house
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posted 08 June 2005 12:34 PM
Several posters have said the young people should have gotten an abortion from a doctor.But Texas has a law which says that you must get an abortion in a hospital if the fetus has attained fifteen weeks development. But hospital costs big money in Texas, likely many thousands of dollars. The bottom line though, is this: they had a right to terminate the fetuses. They did so, but not in a hospital. Nonetheless, the woman was not injured; they aborted the fetuses successfully. The man got forty years because the abortion was not performed in the proper place.
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Volrath50
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posted 08 June 2005 01:01 PM
quote: Originally posted by jeff house:
But Texas has a law which says that you must get an abortion in a hospital if the fetus has attained fifteen weeks development.But hospital costs big money in Texas, likely many thousands of dollars.
They really should have thought about that, and gotten the abortion before 15 weeks were up. Waiting so long was a mistake, and doing it on their own was a big mistake. They pulled it off successfully one time, but it could have been quite harmful to the mother. None of that warrants anything near 40 years though...
From: Rural Southern Ontario | Registered: Apr 2005
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Gir Draxon
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posted 08 June 2005 04:17 PM
quote: Originally posted by Nikita:
I'm not sure what you mean by this. Are you implying Basoria herself should have been aborted when her mother was pregnant?
It probably would have made her mother's college and social plans easier... [ 08 June 2005: Message edited by: Gir Draxon ]
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